Sr Advisor - Business Analyst

Under the general direction of the Executive Director, acts as a technical expert responsible for developing business requirements for planned market design changes. Leads the business impact assessment of multi-disciplinary and cross-departmental initiatives. Reviews market designs to ensure they are consistent with business unit needs.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Acts as a technical expert to develop business requirements across the entire market timeline by translating market design elements into business requirements for software development. Applies expert-level understanding of west-wide energy markets, the ISO tariff, ISO market policy, energy software systems, and ISO business practice manuals.
• Utilizes power systems expertise to represent the complex needs of the ISO business and translates those into functional requirements and technical specifications.
• Participates in core design team efforts with other ISO senior staff for new initiatives. Reviews and provides feedback on initial designs to solve complex market problems.
• Provides technical leadership and mentors other staff members to share knowledge, skills, subject matter expertise, and broad experience.
• Represents the ISO at various industry and stakeholder events. Leads discussions and trains others on systems that support market design.

Requirements

Level of Education and Discipline:

A Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) required in Engineering, Economics or closely related technical field. Advanced degree preferred.

Amount of Experience:

Ten (10) or more years related experience, including five (5) or more as a lead or equivalent.

Type of Experience:

Experience developing business requirements for regional electrical markets, power flow analysis, power system operations, advanced network applications, and mathematical optimization methods to solve power systems problems is preferred.

Additional Skills and Abilities:

Ability to think strategically and devise solutions to problems in keeping with multiple considerations. Excellent leadership abilities with experience coaching and developing others. Must demonstrate sound judgment and critical thinking when making decisions. Must be able to work effectively in a team environment as team leader, facilitator and team member. Strong analytical and quantitative skills required. Excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills required, including the ability to effectively communicate complex materials and concepts. Must be able to handle a dynamic and changing work environment, and work well independently.